Research Article

Hypercysteinemia, A Potential Risk Factor for Central Obesity and Related Disorders in Azores, Portugal

Table 3

Variables with potential influence on plasma Cys levels or waist circumference in all subjects from PDL and Lisbon groups, tested by multiple linear regression analysis.

VariablesStandardized β-coefficient value

Plasma Cys
Age0.0210.805
Waist circumference0.1650.062
Systolic BP0.0490.541
Creatinine0.1820.009
Glucose0.0450.543
Insulin0.0140.863
Folate0.3010.001
GGT0.0310.669
Waist circumference
Male0.2260.001
Age0.1310.042
Hypertension0.1380.016
Urea0.0460.397
Uric acid0.1390.036
HOMA-IR0.3760.001
Dyslipidemia0.1360.011
Cys0.1020.034
GGT0.0310.570